AUDIENCES

VATICAN CITY, FEB 10, 2003 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

- Seven prelates from the Episcopal Conference of Belarus on their "ad limina" visit:

- Cardinal Kazimierz Swiatek, archbishop of Minsk-Mohilev and apostolic administrator "ad nutum Santae Sedis" of Pinsk, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishops Cyryl Klimowicz, and Kazimierz Wielikosielec of Pinsk.

- Bishop Aleksander Kaszkiewicz of Grodno, accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop Antoni Dziemianko.

- Bishop Wladislaw Blin of Vitebsk.

- Rev. Archimandrite Jan Sergiusz Gajek, M.I.C., visitator "ad nutum Sanctae Sedis" for the Greek-Catholics in Belarus.

On Saturday February 8, the Holy Father received in separate audiences:

- His Beatitude Cardinal Ignace Moussa I Daoud, prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches.

- Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops.

- Bishop Leon Lesambo Ndamwize of Inongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

- Bishop Denis Theurillat, auxiliary of Basel, Switzerland.

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